The Role of Civil Commitment in the Opioid Crisis

Ish P. Bhalla; Nina Cohen; Claudia E. Haupt; Kate Stith; Rocksheng Zhong

doi:10.1177/1073110518782943

The Role of Civil Commitment in the Opioid Crisis

Ish P. Bhalla, Nina Cohen, Claudia E. Haupt, Kate Stith, Rocksheng Zhong

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This article seeks to shed light on civil commitment in the context of the opioid crisis, to sketch the existing legal landscape surrounding civil commitment, and to illustrate the relevant medical, ethical, and legal concerns that policymakers must take into account as they struggle to find appropriate responses to the crisis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	343-350
Number of pages	8
Journal	Law, medicine & health care : a publication of the American Society of Law & Medicine
Volume	46
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1073110518782943
State	Published - Jun 1 2018
Externally published	Yes

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